expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position - idiom

expression:

• fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing - idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money

noun / ~する noun:

• ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure

noun:

• double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict - four character idiom

noun:

• sizzle cut; sizzle shot; mouth-watering image in an advertising

adverb:

• midway; halfway through; in the course of

noun:

• debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; to set a sparrow net in front of the gate [literal] - idiom ➜ 門前雀羅【もんぜんじゃくら】

adverb / conjunction:

• later on; shortly; presently; afterwards; in due course; by and by ［追って］
• P.S.

noun:

• aberration; aberrant behavior; eccentric (erratic) behavior; indulging in an escapade - four character idiom

noun:

• shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

noun:

• Olympic Cauldron lighter; Olympic torch lighter; last runner in the Olympic torch relay

~の noun / noun:

• unskinned; unhusked; in the skin

noun / ~する noun:

• bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

noun:

• Long Term Evolution; LTE; standard for wireless communication of high-speed data in mobile telephony - IT term

noun:

• misjudgement; misjudgment; mistake in vision

noun:

• oxygen absorber; oxygen scavenger; small packet placed in packaged food to absorb oxygen and prevent oxidation

noun:

• Druze; Druse; Islamic sect primarily found in Syria and Lebanon

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

expression:

• words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it - proverb

expression / adverb:

• affectionately; with love; soulfully; putting in one's all ➜ 込める【こめる】

temporal noun:

• today; this day; used in theater (kyogen, noh song, kabuki) when emphasizing ➜ 今日
• these days; recently; nowadays ➜ 今日

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

adjectival noun:

• insane; mad; crazy; light in the head